The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-03
ST. PARISR.
Meeting of the Democratic Executiv,
Committee - White Primaries Or
Laonao.l

meeting OF the Democratic Executive
Committee - White Primaries Or
dered.
ST. BERNARD, Nov. 20, 1887.
Pursuant to aGall OF the president, the
parish committee met to-day for the purpose
OF filling vacancies and to fix a day for the
election of delegates to the State Convention
and to transact all other business that the
committee may deem o
Upon motion Of Mr.. Ojeda it was agreed
to proceed to fill the vacancies now existing
upon the committee.
Tho f~ollowing-named gentlemen were,
| upon duly seconded motion, elected members
| of the committee:
Second Ward-Gustave Jacques, vice J. D.
| Auterive, deceased.
Fourth Wsrd-F: Estopinal, in place Of F.
Gonzales, resigned.
Seventh Ward. O,Rourke, in place of T.
8. .Generes, who left the parish.
AT LARGE. B. Dueros and Hon. G. s.
Armstrong. in place of Messrs. B. A. Bar
rose and III: A. Armstrong, who removed
from the parish.
. The roll being now called, seventeen MEM
bers answered their names and the president
announced the committee ready to proceed
with new business.
Mr.. E. e. Nunez offered the following reso-
Rssetgsed' That an s1t election for defssgateesp to the
Parish Nominating Convention be held on Satur-
Be It further ~1esolued. That there shall be one
poll opened in each ward of the parish ct the fol-
First Ward-At GARAGES saloon.
Second WRTd-At III. BlayInan,s store,
Third Ward-At Old Courthouse.
Fifth Ward-At Emile Nunez's late residence in
sixth tNayt-At Bis du Lac at residence of
Seventh Wsird-At h M1crae's store.
pointed for each polling place, and said COMMITS
sloneFs snail pc appointed from both Of the con-
tending 1astions; The polls shall be onCaed
polls the ballots shall be counted and returns OF
the election made and signed bythe commission
out delay TO the chairman of the Parish Commit
tee at the courthouse; and upon the receipt of
the executive committee shall issue cert fcates
OF election based upoR the returns Of the COM
Be 1t further resolved, Thae .inly white voters
ana bona noe Democrats who are qualified to
be entitled to vote at said election the 0@se Snal
re as Tesetsea, Ihat the number of delegates to
the parish convention be based on the vote cast
ZOE governor at the last general election, and
the apportionment shall be one delegate to every
forty votes, and one delegate for every fraction
re It Tesetoed, That the parish convention meet
ct the courthouse on Monday, Dec. Is, 1887, for
State Nominating. Convention. four delegates to
the Judicial District Convention and four dele
ton, and to nominate q parish ticket to be voted
Tor az the next general election, in April. 1883;
aId u shali also De the duty Of the convention to
elect q parish committee and a member to the
State Central Committee for the term of four
years.
Dir. Nunez submitted the following resolu-
ton. which. on motion of Mr.. Ducros, was
adopted:
Resek1sd, That the representation of the several
wards Of this parish to the next nominating con-
ysntion. to be held in this parish on the 18th day
OF 1887, shall be as follows, viz:
First Ward-2 delegates, 81 votes.
Second Ward delegates. Ga votes.
Third Ward-6d Delegates. 2S6 votes.
Fourth Ward Delegates, 211 votes,
Fifth WardId elegate, IS votes,
sixth WardI legategsrote
Seventh Ward-1 delegate, 81 votes,
Total, IS delegates.
On duly seconded motion Of Mr.. OiedA the
proceedings of this committee viii be posted
up in at least one public place in each ward |
and published in The TIMEs-DEMoeRAT and
FTdrao LoufsSandts.
On action of Mr.. Story the parish COM |
mite adjourned.
ALBERT EsFoPIgAL, President.
JAM Sd. 3. ALEXANDRA, Secretary.